klauwen

klauw

  1. (feminine) an animal's claw
  2. (feminine, informal) a human hand
  3. (feminine) a tool resembling a claw

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklɑu̯ə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch clouwen, from Old Dutch *clouen, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną; a doublet of klooien and equivalent to klauw + -en.

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